Establishing trading houses on the western frontier
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Establishing trading houses on the western frontier
Description
Thomas Dillon expresses his wish to open up a trading house in Knoxville on the western frontier, in order to open up trade with the Indians. Since Congress has appropriated $150,000 for the purpose of establishing trading houses, Dillon asks to be appointed.
year created
1796
month created
03
day created
30
author
sent from location
Lynchburg
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
James McHenry
Thomas Dillon
merchant
Indians
Congress
superintendent
notable location
Lynchburg
Chancery
Amherst County
Buckingham County
Knoxville
Tennessee
Cumberland
notable item/thing
Lawsuit
store
trading houses
dollars
money
treaty
papers
notable idea/issue
Trade
appointments
document number
1796033040001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (10 pages) | KFD09 (10 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BRB02 (0 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 1, P: 4 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Dillon | Lynchburg | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |